Kicker: Plush prison break

NICK EICHER, HOST: Police received a call from a shopping mall in Australia. They say police have heard it all, but I can’t imagine they heard this one before.

A toddler had crawled inside one of those arcade games. You’ve seen these, where the object is to manipulate a metal claw to grab a prize.

So there’s only one way to rescue the kid and it’s not going to be easy

MARY REICHARD, HOST: No, no, just no. Not trying to fish him out with the claw?!

EICHER: Well, no, but still risky. They coax the kid into a corner, convince him to cover his eyes, and then...

POLICE: Ready?

SOUND: [Glass breaking]

Yeah, like that.

And then the happy sound we all wanted to hear.

SOUND: [Cries]

AUDIO: You won a prize, which one do you want?

I’m guessing in his three year old mind, he’s thinking which just one?

It’s The World and Everything in It.

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